Due to selfish reasons (I use Linux, and only recently got the 'net at home) I wrote a hacked Perl installer, downloaded all the files at the office, took them home on a thumb drive, and installed them via ftpd-topfield.

I now have the 'net at home, albeit on a Linux (LXDE) box.

The Big Question: will the installer run under WINE?

Given its need to use both USB and the internet, it seems unlikely, but worth asking.

BugBear

_________________I think the hard thing about all these tools is that it takes a fair amount of effort to become proficient.

I understand that some members have used WINE to run TopManager i.e. this shows the installer should be able to access the toppy via the USB.
I don't know what functions they have used in TM but, no one has said that they haven't been able to use the Tools| Install Files menu (which downloads files from the internet).

I also have a standalone MyStuff installer on my TM web site - this fetches all the files from the internet and creates a zip file. This allows the MS installer to be run without an internet connection.

Been many updates since I last tried - but yes TopManager did run under a Ubuntu release for me - but connection to Toppy was via a slug, and there was some specific configuration needed for the ftp connection. There was also a need at one time to install some parts of Internet Explorer - I do not recall if that was worked around.

I now find it easiest to use a windows laptop in same room as Toppy, with connection by wifi to router to nslu2 to Toppy. I still use Linux a lot - but usually in a VM on the laptop now.

If it is going to fail, it is when it tries to connect to the toppy - not half way through the installation (if you use my offline installer).

Still, if you have a working method then just stick to it.

Geoff

BTW Your signature ("TAPs: EPG2MEI v0.96; MyStuff 6.4; MyInfo B5.6") is extremely sparse in the taps it mentions. If it is correct then you don't have a full installation of MS. Also make sure that my PruneEPG tap is installed